| A | B |
|---|
| Characterization | methods writers use to give readers information about characters |
| Climax | the action comes to its highest point here; usually happens before the ending of the story |
| Conflict | source of tension and drama in the story; sometimes referred to as the story problem |
| Dialogue | actual words that characters speak |
| Diction | the author's choice of words; vocab level of the story |
| Exposition | the author introduces the background information about the characters, setting, and dramatic situation |
| Falling action | the part of the story after the climax where there is a dramatic decline in tension |
| Foreshadowing | giving readers clues about a later event before it actually happens |
| Hyperbole | an exaggerated statement |
| Imagery | selected details to describe one element in terms of another |
| Irony | tone created in which the author means something different than what is stated |
| Narrator | the speaker who tells the story |
| Pointof view | can be either 1st or 3rd person |
| Protagonist | the main character; the story's hero |
| Rising action | the events which lead up to the climax |
| Setting | the environment in which the story takes place |
| Suspense | something used to keep readers interested in the story |
| Symbol | an image, object, character, or action that stands for something else |
| Theme | the story's main idea |
| Tone | the writer's or narrator's own attitude toward elements in the story |
